A large majority of Canadians say Canada’s justice system is too lenient on violent criminals and that too many violent offenders are being repeatedly offered bail, according to a new poll. Released on June 15, the Leger Marketing survey conducted on behalf of Postmedia indicates that most Canadians are prepared to take a harder line against…
Majority of Canadians Say Justice System ‘Too Lenient’ on Violent Criminals: Poll
Alberta Premier Accuses Facebook of Censorship Over Temporary Posting Restriction
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her Facebook account is back up and running after a temporary restriction that prompted her to accuse the social media giant of censorship. “Big tech and government censorship is becoming a danger to free speech around the world,” Smith said in a June 14 message on Twitter, announcing, “My Facebook…
Wildfire Evacuation Order Lifted for Residents of Tumbler Ridge, BC
Residents forced out by a wildfire last week in the northeastern British Columbia community of Tumbler Ridge were allowed to return home Thursday. More than 2,000 people had been ordered to leave last week when a fast-moving wildfire encroached on the town. A statement on the District of Tumbler Ridge website says an evacuation alert…
Mendicino Grapples to Explain Lack of Bernardo Info Despite His Office, PMO Knowing
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says it is “unacceptable” he was kept in the dark about Paul Bernardo’s controversial prison transfer. Questions are swirling on Parliament Hill today about why he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were among the last to know about it, despite their staff being informed months earlier. The Liberal government was…
Court Upholds Convictions Against Babcock’s Killers, Millard Loses All Three Appeals
Ontario’s top court has upheld convictions against Dellen Millard and Mark Smich for killing a 23-year-old woman, marking back-to-back appeals dismissed this week against the multiple murderers. The decision in the murder case of Laura Babcock comes a day after the Court of Appeal for Ontario upheld convictions against the two men for the 2013…
Tentative Deal Reached to End Long-Running Strike That Has Closed Montreal Cemetery
Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet says a resolution has been reached in the months-long standoff between workers and management at Canada’s largest cemetery. Boulet said on Twitter today the two sides in the dispute at Montreal’s Notre-Dames-des-Neiges Cemetery have agreed to support the recommendation of the province’s head mediator. The strike by more than 100…
CSIS Memo on Beijing Targeting of MPs Was Sent to Wrong Office, Says Blair
June 15, 2023
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Former public safety minister Bill Blair says that a secret memo prepared by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to inform the federal government of Beijing’s targeting of Conservative MP Michael Chong never reached him at the time because it was sent to the wrong office. “Just to be very clear, CSIS did not brief me…
Ex-AIIB Comms Chief Says Was Advised to Flee China After Fiery Resignation
A senior employee of the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Thursday he was advised to flee the country after resigning from the bank in protest over what he alleged was Chinese Communist Party influence. Bob Pickard, a Canadian national and former global communications chief for the AIIB, announced his resignation in a…
Doug Ford Announces Contract in $730 Million GO Train Service Expansion
Ontario has awarded a contract in the planned expansion of GO Transit service into the Durham Region, which Premier Doug Ford says “is one of the fastest growing regions not only in the province, but the entire country.” The expansion will connect thousands of daily commuters with downtown Toronto and other areas of the GTA,…
Ottawa Confirms Land Expropriations for Rail Bypass After Lac-Mégantic Tragedy
The federal government says it will expropriate land from residents near Lac-Mégantic, Que., to create a rail bypass around the town where a train crashed in 2013 and killed 47 people. Ottawa released a statement Wednesday confirming that it was going ahead with the expropriations without the consent of all affected land owners. Federal Transport…
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